Public Art & The Economics of Imagination

By Art Activa

What is the role of public art in shaping our collective imagination, how does economics influence what kind of art is allowed in our public spaces, and where are the opportunities for radical new

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How many episodes does Public Art & The Economics of Imagination have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.

Public Art & The Economics of Imagination episodes:

January 24, 2025 Episode 8: Emily Rosamond on Volatility, Social Media, and Financialization
In episode eight, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by academic, artist, and writer Emily Rosamond. Emily's research focuses on social media, speculative logics of networked personhood, and financialization. Together, they explore the complex mediated public spheres of social media and the importance of understanding how volatile markets influence art-making and cultural production. Emily teaches at Goldsmiths, covering topics such as performance art, art theory, and digital publics. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory and is an associate editor for the Finance and Society journal.
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1h 8min
October 09, 2024 Episode 7: Suzie Plumb on Strategies for Diversity
In episode seven, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by curator Suzie Plumb, the Arts Development Officer for the London Borough of Camden. She talks about investigating the often complicated histories of public artworks, and writing Camden’s Strategy for Diversity in the Public Realm 2023–2028. She also discusses her broader work across public art, with an interest in introducing art into unexpected places, always with a focus on creating meaningful encounters for the people who live with these spaces.

Why not visit the Camden People's Museum at camdenpeoplesmuseum.org

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44min
August 06, 2024 Episode 6: Janette Parris on the Importance of Everyday Spaces
On episode six, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by the artist Janette Parris. Janette has shown internationally in spaces such as the ICA and Tate as well as in the public realm working with institutions like Art on the Underground in London. Using popular formats such as comics, opera, and the pop song, she has a knack for creating art that reflects on experiences that are both relatable and particular. Hovering between fiction and truth her work is carried through with an undercurrent of humour which is something you will find in her book ‘This is Not a Memoir’ out on Montez press. Buy it here https://www.antennebooks.com/product/this-is-not-a-memoir/
Janette's work Mosaic here https://writersmosaic.org.uk/content/arch-comics-and-graphic-tales/

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46min
June 04, 2024 Episode 5: Fatoş Üstek on Curation & Publicness
On episode five, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by international independent curator and writer Fatoş Üstek. Fatoş was the curator of Frieze Sculpture 2023, and has previously curated internationally across large-scale events, exhibitions, arts festivals, and biennials, as well as directing arts institutions and commissioning artists in the public realm. She has recently released her book The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model on Lund Humphries, and is founding co-director of the organisation FRANK Fair Artist Pay, with artists Anne Hardy and Lindsay Seers, which you can find at https://frankfairartistpay.com
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42min
May 21, 2024 Episode 4: Bob & Roberta Smith on Art as a Human Right
On episode four, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by artist Bob & Roberta Smith, who is known for his politically activated slogan paintings and his belief in art as a human right. One of the most celebrated artists in Britain you can find his work on display at Tate, watch him on the BBC where he investigates the power of protest, and read his books about making art.
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44min
May 07, 2024 Episode 3: Colette Olive on Defining Public Art
On episode three, host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by philosopher Colette Olive of Cambridge University, who specialises in aesthetics and the history of philosophy.

Colette discusses how we might define public art and explores art's radical potential in relation to the writings of Russian critic V. G. Belinsky.

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40min
April 23, 2024 Episode 2: Michelle Williams Gamaker on Activism, Fiction, and Collaboration
On the second episode our host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by the artist Michelle Williams Gamaker, who makes films to confront the problematic history of cinema, in particular in relation to racial discrimination, in what she calls ‘fictional activism’.

She has recently installed a major solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts in Scotland and also works in a number of collaborative partnerships including the large project A Particular Reality.
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41min
April 16, 2024 Episode 1: Vid Simoniti on Art & Politics
On our inaugural episode our host Toby Tobias Kidd is joined by the philosopher Vid Simoniti, senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Art at the University of Liverpool.

Simoniti is a philosopher and writer who has written extensively about art and politics, perhaps most notably in his new book Artists Remake the World: A Contemporary Art Manifesto, available through Yale University Press.

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39min

FAQs about Public Art & The Economics of Imagination:

How many episodes does Public Art & The Economics of Imagination have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.